October 18, 2019 – our delegation has just returned from Tirana where we, together with Ministry of Tourism and Environment of the Republic of Albania, the World Bank and an implementing partner, Abkons, initiated the development of a new generation of „Integrated Forests and Pasture Management Plans“ in Has and Maliq municipalities in Albania. This … Continued
October 7, 2019 – Oikon, a leading institute in the field of applied ecology in Croatia and the region, and Fraunhofer ITWM, a part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft that is the largest applied research European organization, have now confirmed their collaboration in the scientific and professional activities by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. The two institutes have already … Continued
October 7, 2019 – Our legal expert Mia Vučevac participated in the International Youth and Jobs Forum (FIJEV) that took place in the Republic of Kosovo, 3-5 October. Mia presented a project “Environmental Crime in Croatia – a national report”. It was also an opportunity to meet other young people, exchange experiences, share ideas and … Continued
October 4th, 2019 – Our expert Ivan Tomljenović, PhD held a presentation on the Application of Remote Sensing in Nature Protection and Natural Resource Management today at the 1st Adria Space Conference 2019 which took place at Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb. The Conference is the first regional meeting devoted to collaboration in space technologies … Continued
September 25, 2019 – Our colleague Ivona Žiža participated in the 9th Advanced Training Course on Land Remote Sensing: Agriculture. The five-day training was held in Louvain-la-Neuve (Universite catholique de Louvain) in Belgium 16 – 20 September 2019. For the first time this year, ESA has focused on one area only – Agriculture. Through this … Continued
September 25, 2019 – While most of the Oikon staff was sharing knowledge at the HUSZPO conference last week, a couple of Oikon employees have embarked on the knowledge upgrading journey. Alen Berta, Phd, Head of our Laboratory for Remote Sensing and GIS was in Piacenza, Italy on week-long course titled „COPERNICUS Sentinels: Remote sensing … Continued
September 20, 2019 – the 4th Regional Conference on Environmental Impact Assessment, organized by the Croatian Association of Nature and Environment Professionals (HUSZPO) and with OIKON as the main sponsor, has taken place over the past two days in Vodice, Croatia. The intensive programme, divided into three sections: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental and Nature … Continued
September 9, 2019 – Our three laboratories, in order to gain recognition, now have their logos: “In the 20 years of its existence, Oikon has developed into a leading institute in the field of environmental and nature protection in Croatia and the region. The Institute offers professional services in several professional fields of activity and … Continued
September 3, 2019 – You have probably noticed these small translucent insects up to 2 mm in size that have been annoyingly „biting“ us this summer. They are called oak lace bugs (Corythucha arcuata) and are pests of oaks. Native to North America, they were first spotted in Europe in 2000. In Croatia, this … Continued